San Diego ADU Inspection Advice

[Peter Lee]

I bought a house in Linda Vista (City of San Diego) in March of 2020 which had a converted garage. I plan on selling this place and hopefully getting west of the 5 and part of that plan is getting the converted studio permitted as an ADU. I got plans done and permit ready to be issued, just need to pull the trigger. I have been holding off though because I have a tenant (long time friend) who lives in the unit.

I am a little hesitant to pull the permit and call for inspections with the place currently being occupied. Does anyone have any experience with this and any advice for me. I would like to get it out of the way but don’t want to screw myself over if it’s avoidable.

Thanks for the input!

[Kent H.]

Hey Peter how did your process end up going? I'm personally looking to invest in San Diego properties, particularly focusing on adding ADUs for affordable housing purposes. Let's connect if you're open to it!